Bumblebee and his fellow Autobots were stranded on Earth and he adopted an Earth car alternate mode. They barely escaped the Decepticons, but ended up crashing on Earth. In the episode 'Transform & Roll Out' the repair crew stumbled across the legendary Allspark, and were attacked by Megatron and his Decepticons. However, Bumblebee gave up that chance by taking the rap for Bulkhead, who had previously knocked a building onto Sentinel, and was about to be removed from training, joining his new friend as a Space Bridge technician.Р”В«ulkhead and Bumblebee were assigned to a Space Bridge repair ship under the command of Optimus Prime, along with the Autobots Ratchet and Prowl. For discovering the traitor, Sentinel was prepared to give Bumblebee Elite Guard membership. Believing the traitor to be Wasp, Bumblebee (with help from Longarm) discovered evidence in Wasp's locker. One day, Bumblebee heard someone communicating with Megatron. Bumblebee would often say or do the wrong thing, resulting in the entire platoon receiving Transformation push-ups as a result, which made him unpopular with Wasp and Ironhide. The group was under the command of Drill seargent Sentinel Minor, who gave Bumblebee his name (after calling him a 'bumbler').

During training, he met Bulkhead, Longarm, Ironhide, and Wasp.

In the episode 'Autoboot Camp', Bumblebee has flashbacks to his days as an Autobot trainee. He transforms into an undercover police car. His evil twin, Waspinator, has the same weapon modification, stingers. Bumblebee is an Autobot from Transformers Animated.

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